Day 2 and my energy is already up

Ok, I'm probably jinxing myself... but so far I'm excited because I have more energy and this isn't as hard as I thought it was going to be.  I don't have cravings or any withdrawal headaches.  (Disclaimer: I cut out sugar and a lot of bad foods to about the 80% point before I started this, but still that's pretty good).  It just feels like I'm eating real food.  Instead of feeling yucky and/or just more hungry after eating, I feel full and good.  And what's even weirder is I added up my calories out of curiosity, and even though I'm eating less calories than I normally do, I have more energy and I am less hungry.  My carbohydrate intake went down, and my fat intake went up.  Protein stayed about the same.  The meals are so filling, and some of them are just stupidly easy to make.  For instance, all I had for dinner was a small frozen fruit smoothie blended with full-fat canned coconut milk.  I was stuffed after drinking that and I didn't eat anything else for hours.  And I had so much energy that I spent a couple hours cooking meals for later.  

So, for all ye who are curious, here's what I ate today:

Breakfast: Coffee with almond milk, 1 peach, and 2 boiled eggs

Lunch: The infamous yet alluring Spinach Arugula Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

Snack #1: 4 ounces of homemade roast beef with "sukju namul" (a korean bean sprout dish with garlic and sesame oil which I love)

Snack #2:  Frozen fruit smoothie with 1/2 can full fat coconut milk (ended up being about 8 ounces total)

Late Dinner: 6 ounce serving of meatloaf

So that's about it for today, and I honestly don't feel like eating anything else.  I'm sure the cravings will come eventually.  But I'm looking forward to keeping this up!  My goal for next week is cooking more meals in advance so I have more time to spend on my hobbies (painting, doing more challenging workouts, etc) again.  My eventual goal is to go back to school again and complete my master's degree, something I have been wanting to do but have been kind of held back on due to a lack of energy at the end of the day.

If anyone wants to join me, head on over to Mark's Daily Apple and check out his 30 day challenge!